About
Bart Weiss is an award-winning independent film and video producer, director, editor, and educator.
He is mainly known as the director and founder of the Dallas VideoFest. He produces the TV show “Frame of Mind” on KERA TV, which airs on all PBS stations in Texas. He is a host of the Frankly Festivals Podcast and the Fog of Truth Podcast,
He was a tenured professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, where he taught film and video for 30 years.
He has also taught film and video at Texas A&M's Visualization Lab, Southern Methodist University, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of North Texas, and West Virginia State College.
His book “Smartphone Cinema: Making Great Films with Mobile Phones” was published by Focal Press in 2025
He has been a video columnist for The Dallas Morning News, Dallas Times Herald, and United Features Syndicate.
Bart received an MFA in Film Directing from Columbia University.